As passenger numbers plummeted and airlines grounded the bulk of their fleets at the height of the coronavirus outbreak, military operators around the world stepped in to support national efforts to fight the disease’s spread. (www.flightglobal.com) Más...

In November 2019 and March 2020, two Airbus A330-200 arrived at Atitech, Naples, Italy. And so, Luke Air (LKA) was born. Managed by the Uvet group, the new airline will be the heir of the current Blue Panorama Airlines (BPA). (airwaysmag.com) Más...

A stand-off over undelivered passenger jets is intensifying after Airbus (AIR.PA) signalled it would sue airlines refusing to honour contracts in the face of the coronavirus crisis. The warning by Chief Executive Guillaume Faury in a news interview came as Airbus announced May deliveries well below normal, despite a partial recovery to 24 jets. Planemakers and lessors have received multiple requests from airlines to delay deliveries due to the slump in air travel. Faury told Politico that some… (www.reuters.com) Más...

Virgin Atlantic (VS) has announced its plan to return to passenger flying from London Heathrow (LHR) on a limited selection of routes from July 20. Following the relaxation of COVID-19 travel restrictions, VS announced how it will steadily increasing passenger flying through the second half of 2020, with an aim for a further gradual recovery through 2021 in line with the expected rise in customer demand. Juha Jarvinen, VS’ Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), said that following the stabilization of… (airwaysmag.com) Más...

Saturday morning, May 30th, QTPod's network that processes all of their self-serve units crashed. Hundreds of airports not having mobile fueling trucks or personnel have been left without fuel during the weekend and there is no estimated timeframe when the network will be back online. (www.qtpod.com) Más...

In July and August, Iberia Express (I2) will gradually recover greater connectivity, both nationally and internationally. Within Spain, I2 will offer 5 weekly frequencies to Santiago de Compostela and Seville. (airwaysmag.com) Más...